Preliminary design, ENCAR-1 rocket-borne cryogenic air sampler. Technical note
The isotope geochemistry group, Laboratory of Atmospheric Sciences, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has undertaken (1) to design and develop a cryogenic air sampler for application over a wide range of altitudes above 40 km, the practical ceiling for balloon systems, and (2) to construct two samplers for the Aerobee-150 rocket for the investigation of trace gases, aerosols, and dust in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere. After flight and recovery at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) by NASA, the air samples and sampler units will be returned to NCAR for detailed analysis. The general long-range objectives of the research under this contract and in related studies in the future are investigation of the composition, the behavior and the contamination of the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere by laboratory analysis of recovered samples.
- Research Organization:
- National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6458610
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-201101/XAB; NCAR/TN--18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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